#291508 · near Licorice

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#291508 (RGB 41, 21, 8) is a dark, muted black, closest to Licorice and near Raisin and Espresso. Black suggests sophistication, contrast and drama, which makes #291508 a natural choice for text, luxury branding and dark interfaces. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette. In OKLCH it has 22% lightness and 0.04 chroma at hue 53°.

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HEX#291508
RGBrgb(41, 21, 8)
HSLhsl(24, 67%, 10%)
CMYK0, 49, 80, 84
CSS var--licorice
Contrast17.43:1 white · 1.21:1 black

Similar named colors

Licorice #1A1110Raisin #242124Espresso #3C2218Obsidian #0B0B0BInk #0B1E33

How to use #291508

White text passes WCAG AA on #291508 (17.43:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #291508 with its analogous neighbors #2B080C and #2B2708; for contrast use its complement #081D2B as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

--licorice: #291508;

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#291508 hex color card: near Licorice, RGB 41, 21, 8
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Shades & tints

#080402#100803#190D05#211106#291508#544439#7F736B#A9A19C#D4D0CE

Color harmonies for #291508

Complementary

#291508#081D2B

Analogous

#291508#2B080C#2B2708

Triadic

#291508#082B16#16082B

Split complementary

#291508#082B27#080C2B

Tetradic

#291508#0C2B08#081D2B#27082B

Palettes with #291508